tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2009-03-31:/in_house/11 2012-02-09T04:03:41Z The FindLaw Corporate Counsel Blog. Movable Type Enterprise 4.24-en http://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_news3.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28633 2012-02-09T13:05:58Z 2012-02-09T04:03:41Z Andrew Chow, JD http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-chow/6/859/99a The ex-general counsel of a New York turnpike workers' union forged bills for legal work and CLE classes to steal more than $200,000 from his client, prosecutors allege. Kevin Clor, 40, of Buffalo, faces charges of grand larceny, possessing forged...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/jM_znhiFrRk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/ex-teamsters-general-counsel-stole-200k-with-fake-cle-receipts.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28802 2012-02-09T13:04:47Z 2012-02-07T03:26:52Z Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. It's been a little over four months since Congress enacted the America Invents Act, yet the patent reform law is already making its mark. Courts have rejected a number of false marking lawsuits, and others have severed multiple-defendant litigation. The...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/BFYRUcO_UR0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/what-all-gcs-should-know-about-the-america-invents-act.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28933 2012-02-08T13:02:58Z 2012-02-08T01:32:09Z Andrew Chow, JD http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-chow/6/859/99a Macy's is suing Martha Stewart's company for an alleged contract breach involving J.C. Penney that could affect billions of dollars in sales. But the contract at issue contains a legal loophole, attorneys for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia contend, according to...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/9BXgxMA9Kbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/martha-stewart-cites-loophole-in-macys-contract-breach-lawsuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28836 2012-02-08T12:03:08Z 2012-02-09T18:29:51Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. Can a whistleblower's emails be monitored by an employer? Most general counsels will agree that the answer depends on several factors. One factor may be whether or not the emails were sent on a work or a private home computer....<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/J4wwKAJJGvM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/whistlerblowers-private-emails-monitored-by-fda-lawsuit-claims.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28915 2012-02-07T13:06:55Z 2012-02-07T03:29:52Z Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. Outten &amp;amp; Golden -- it brought you November's Black Swan intern suit, and now it's bringing you a little something more. The firm is representing a former unpaid intern at Hearst Corporation's Harper's Bazaar. That intern, Xuedan Wang, accuses the...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/CI4h-cJoRaI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/hearst-corp-sued-by-unpaid-intern.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28895 2012-02-06T13:01:55Z 2012-02-07T18:37:36Z Andrew Chow, JD http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-chow/6/859/99a There’s no better time to “Like” Facebook General Counsel Ted Ullyot. With Facebook’s IPO on the horizon, the financial status of the company’s top lawyer could be set for quite a lucrative update. Ullyot, 44, joined Facebook as general counsel...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/0PiLlbi2Wzc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/facebook-general-counsel-soon-to-be-worth-millions-after-ipo.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28772 2012-02-01T13:04:31Z 2012-02-01T00:59:16Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. Hacker HD Moore is a chief security officer at Rapid7, a company that looks into security holes. As part of his work, Moore "explored" the realm of videoconferencing systems. What he found was surprising. Moore discovered that there are thousands...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/PqU_kdHfzik" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/02/are-hackers-silently-listening-in-on-your-videoconferences.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28726 2012-01-31T13:05:27Z 2012-01-31T05:22:52Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. Wage and hour lawsuit. Did that phrase just send a chill down your spine? In house counsels face a myriad of legal issues every day. Employment law is one of these thorny subjects. Violations of wage laws can result in...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/BGxa9Krnq1k" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/novartis-will-pay-99-million-over-sales-reps-overtime-pay-lawsuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28645 2012-01-30T13:01:05Z 2012-01-28T00:38:26Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. The footwear battle between iconic French fashion labels Christian Louboutin and Yves St. Laurent (YSL) over red shoes is heating up. Since 1992 Louboutin made shoes with a very specific signature: "Chinese red" soles. The designer thought it gave his...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/CnZgKS7FnTs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/christian-louboutin-sues-ysl-over-red-soled-shoes.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28491 2012-01-26T13:02:20Z 2012-01-25T00:08:42Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. Health care giant Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson has settled its Medicaid fraud lawsuit in Texas for $158 million. The company had faced potential fines of up to $1 billion. The suit centered on the anti-psychotic medication Risperdal. Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson was...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/Lhr_-glpArE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/johnson-johnson-settles-tx-risperdal-suit-for-158m.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28564 2012-01-25T13:02:45Z 2012-01-25T00:08:09Z Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. As the Internet's downloading denizens frantically looked for new content sources, file-sharing site Megaupload began to assemble a legal team to fight last week's criminal indictment. On Friday, well-known defense attorney Robert Bennett was announced as Megaupload's lawyer. But...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/lCyr00YlvLU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/megaupload-lawyer-withdraws-due-to-conflict-of-interest.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28479 2012-01-24T13:03:17Z 2012-01-23T22:46:44Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. Iconic photography company Eastman Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Kodak has been in business for 131 years. The company pioneered innovations in print film. It was widely considered the "Google" of its day. Kodak film accounted for...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/oI6jYGbbTDM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/kodak-files-chapter-11-claims-tech-companies-owes-royalties.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28229 2012-01-19T14:01:04Z 2012-01-19T00:53:44Z Andrew Chow, JD http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-chow/6/859/99a The Jacksonville Jaguars' Paul Vance apparently fumbled in drafting a series of team contracts, and now he's out of a job. The Jaguars' new owner fired Vance as the team's general counsel and vice president of football operations Sunday, ESPN...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/NTnZvwk0unE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/drafting-error-gets-jaguars-paul-vance-fired-as-general-counsel.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28382 2012-01-19T13:01:45Z 2012-01-19T00:52:20Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Walgreen Co. and Par Pharmaceutical Cos. The suit alleges that Par and Walgreens overcharged insurance companies, self-insured employers and union health funds for generic drugs. Cheaper prescription-drug tablets were switched out for...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/YXHkaSrnnjM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/walgreens-overcharged-insurance-for-generic-drugs-lawsuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2012:/in_house//11.28209 2012-01-18T13:02:55Z 2012-01-18T05:42:50Z Cynthia Hsu, Esq. New Yorker Minhee Cho stopped by a Papa John's pizza chain for dinner last week. Cho ended up slapped with a racial slur -- on her Papa John's receipt. The store employee typed out that her name was "lady chinky...<br/> <br/> Continue reading this article, and get more corporate counsel news and information, at FindLaw.com.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FLInHouse/~4/QaTLK6Sgh24" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2012/01/papa-johns-receipt-fiasco-when-a-companys-racist-act-goes-viral.html